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07/06/2008: "Knife crime: Anti-stab protection vests given to key staff in UK hospitals, schools, etc"
The growing fear of knife crime in Britain is forcing hospital trusts and local authorities to supply body armour to frontline workers, including A&E staff, hospital porters, teachers, benefits officers and traffic wardens.
Stab and bullet-proof vests are being ordered in their tens of thousands to protect employees from increased levels of aggression, a move described as 'a shameful indictment of violence in Britain today'.
[ Someone commenting on the TV news lamented that "it seems to be in the cultural DNA of some people to carry knives". What a euphemism! ]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/06/knifecrime.ukcrime1